accept — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice.

   The Chinese say, that a little time afterwards she accepted of a treat in one of the neighbouring hills to which Shalum had invited her.

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   I bid thee banish from thy heart all thought of me, but as one whom the Future cries aloud to thee to avoid. Glyndon, if thou acceptest his homage, will love thee till the tomb closes upon both.

2. To admit to a place or a group.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.

3. To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   I accept the notion that Christ lived.

   I can't accept nothing being done about the problem and your standing idly by.

4. To receive as adequate or satisfactory.

   Usage

   • Transitive

5. To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.

6. To endure patiently.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   I accept my punishment.

7. To acknowledge patiently without opposition or resistance.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   We need to accept the fact that restaurants are closed due to COVID-19 and that no amount of wishing or screaming will make them reopen any sooner.

8. To agree to pay.

   Usage

   • Transitive

9. To receive officially.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   to accept the report of a committee

10. To receive something willingly.

    Usage

    • Intransitive

11. To do a service done by an establishment.

    Usage

    • Philippines

    Examples

    We accept repairs.

    We accept bookbinding.

Adjective

1. Accepted.

   Usage

   • Early
   • Modern
   • Obsolete

   Examples

   Pass our accept and peremptory answer.

Noun

1. Something that is accepted.

   Antonyms

   reject

   Examples

   Almost all line segments will be trivial accepts or trivial rejects, so the above covers the vast majority of cases.

Verb

1. consider or hold as true

   Antonyms

   reject

   Broader terms

   evaluatepass judgmentjudge

   Examples

   I cannot accept the dogma of this church

   accept an argument

2. receive willingly something given or offered

   Synonyms

   takehave

   Antonyms

   refuse

   Broader terms

   getacquire

   Examples

   The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter

   I won't have this dog in my house!

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   Please accept my present

3. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

   Synonyms

   consentgo for

   Antonyms

   refuse

   Broader terms

   reactrespond

   Examples

   I cannot accept your invitation

   I go for this resolution

4. react favorably to; consider right and proper

   Broader terms

   reactrespond

   Examples

   People did not accept atonal music at that time

   We accept the idea of universal health care

5. admit into a group or community

   Synonyms

   admittaketake on

   Broader terms

   takehave

   Examples

   accept students for graduate study

   We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member

6. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person

   Synonyms

   beartake overassume

   Broader terms

   take

   Examples

   I'll accept the charges

   She agreed to bear the responsibility

7. tolerate or accommodate oneself to

   Synonyms

   live withswallow

   Broader terms

   digestendurestick outstomachbearstandtoleratesupportbrookabidesufferput up

   Examples

   I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions

   I swallowed the insult

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   She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies

8. be designed to hold or take

   Synonyms

   take

   Broader terms

   suitaccommodatefit

   Examples

   This surface will not take the dye

9. receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

   Broader terms

   receivehave

10. make use of or accept for some purpose

    Synonyms

    take

    Broader terms

    actmove

    Examples

    take a risk

    take an opportunity

11. be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal

    Broader terms

    reactrespond

    Examples

    The cow accepted the bull